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There Will Be Notes!
You’re at home and the phone rings. It’s Shonda Rhimes. You’re surprised that she called you, but at the same time, delighted. She needs your help. Have you seen her [...]
I’m Not Procrastinating, You’re Procrastinating!
Seems hard to believe that the new year has started, and January is half way through. All my creative projects that stopped at the end of the year are back [...]
You – in the Writers Room
You're in the writers room, working on a TV series. Every weekday you arrive, ready to collaborate with other smart writers. The showrunner, your boss, has created characters you're excited to [...]
Confidence is Not Required
I’ve been hearing this over and over again from writer friends and clients: some believe they’re handicapped because they don’t have confidence. Without it, they say, they are floundering in [...]
What’s Your Question?
Recently I’ve been posting on Twitter, inviting people to send in questions about playwriting, TV writing and the “writing life”. I’m willing to answer the juiciest questions on video, posted [...]
Curating, Conversing or Creating?
Someone told me this week that they're cutting back on Facebook. I get it. It can be a time-suck. It's tempting to spend time liking and posting and commenting. Your creative work [...]
Break All The Rules!
I'm teaching a class at the UCLA Extension School about developing your original story. Over 12 weeks, we're exploring the basics behind TV movies, mini-series and TV shows. The class [...]
What Happens When Your TV Show Gets Cancelled
Last week when it was announced that ABC wouldn’t be renewing American Crime, I received the news like a punch in the gut. I knew, intellectually, that it might happen: [...]
